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Magnetic Levitation Quiz Number: 20 Course Name: Industrial Technology/Engineering Quiz N0. = 20 Teacher: Ed Schmidt Teacher's Home Page: http://www.oocities.org/Baja/2140/ENG.htm Teacher's Email: schmidte@putnam.k12.il.us

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No. of Questions= 12 ,Pass mark is - 70 %. You can press the Mark it button at the bottom of the page to have the quiz marked.

1.	Maglev is a combination of superconducting magnets and linear motor technology:
	a)	true
	b)	false
2.	Which of these is not an advantage of maglev trains:
	a)	super high speed
	b)	releability
	c)	minimum maintenance
	d)	is crash proof
	e)	low environmental impact
3.	Reasearch and development of maglev technology has been ongoing since:
	a)	1990
	b)	1970
	c)	1960
	d)	1950
	e)	1940
4.	SCM stands for:
	a)	superconnected modulation
	b)	superconducting magnets
	c)	superconventional minimums
	d)	none of these
5.	Aerodynamic brakes use ______ to slow the vehicle:
	a)	drag
	b)	friction
	c)	weight
	d)	ballast
6.	Maglev's became federally funded in what year:
	a)	1995
	b)	1989
	c)	1976
	d)	1956
	e)	1990
7.	Maglev is a system in which the vehicle runs levitated from the guideway by using electromagnetic forces between superconducting magnets on board the vehicle and coils on the ground:
	a)	true
	b)	false
8.	Levitation coils are part of the track:
	a)	true
	b)	false
9.	Lateral guidance is accomplished by the use of attracting and repulsive magnetism:
	a)	true
	b)	false
10.	Maglev cars have a tendency to ride to one side of the track or the other, not in the center:
	a)	true
	b)	false
11.	Attraction and repulsive forces are used to propel the vehicle:
	a)	true
	b)	false
12.	The "shifting field" is a process used in the propelling of the vehicle:
	a)	true
	b)	false

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